This past weekend I was hanging out with Zero-Nine and had a little flashlight testing session. I compared my Surefire G2Z, Inova XO3, Inova X5, AA MiniMag LED, and Gerber LX3.

The Invova X03 was just a touch brighter than the surefire, but the surefire definately had a much cleaner light. Both use 2 123batteries but the XO being and LED has over 2x the battery life. The G2Z wins on cool points though.

The Inova X5 did a fine job. Would be great for an EDC and will be a permanent addition to my maxpedition bag. Run time of 20 hours is a big plus as well.

The AA MiniMag LED was very nice. This was a factory LED and not the conversion kit. I've had a conversion kit in the past and liked this set up much better. Would strongly encourage you to pick one up. Should be around 20$ at wally world.

The Suprise of the night was the Gerber LX3.0. It's and LED that runs off of 3 AA batteries. Good light that reached out a good ways. Run time of 50 hours is a big plus. Downside is that being a 3battery lite means it's a bit longer than the others.

Disclaimer: run times are factory specs, not actual test results. All tests were very un-scientific and conducted while smoking a cuban and drinking grand marnier.